| CODE | MSP1290 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Pop Song Production | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit covers the practical side of music technology - how to use music technology creatively to produce pop songs, new music, arrangements, and new soundscapes. Students will learn how to transform sonic musical ideas into actual compositions. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: (a) empower students who do not necessarily have a thorough and detailed music education to be able to use audio software creatively to compose new music, pop songs, make arrangements of existing music, edit and process digital audio and create new soundscapes; (b) put their sonic ideas and imagination into actual musical compositions with a proper structure. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) recognise how MIDI features are an integral part of a Digital Audio Workstation; b) identify the Digital Audio features of a Digital Audio Workstation; c) evaluate the different kinds of plug-ins available; d) attain a clear picture of how MIDI, Digital Audio and plug-ins work in harmony in a Digital Audio Workstation. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) operate proficiently the MIDI features of a Digital Audio Workstation; b) operate proficiently the Digital Audio features of a Digital Audio Workstation as well as that of a Digital Audio Editor; c) use different kinds of audio processing plug ins and use them creatively; d) input music into a Digital Audio Workstation using a keyboard controller; e) produce a professional pop song using the basic set up of a computer, keyboard controller, headphones and loudspeakers; f) work efficiently and proficiently with the different technical possibilities and opportunities of music technology. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - D'Escrivan, Julio. 2011. Music Technology (Cambridge Introductions to Music) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). - Rhind Tutt, Mortimer. 2009. Music Technology from Scratch (London: Rhinegold Publishing). Supplementary Readings: - White, Paul. 1997. Music Technology a Survivor鈥檚 Guide. (London: Sanctuary Publishing Ltd.). - Zagorski-Thomas, Simon. 2012. The Art of Record Production (London: Rhinegold Publishing). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Reuben Pace |
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